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falcon

/ˈfælkən/noun, verb2 syllables

Falcon means: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.

What does falcon mean?2

noun

1

diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

verb

1

hunt with falcons“The tribes like to falcon in the desert”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Falcon in a sentence

  • The eagle is a raptor, like the falcon and vulture.mailohilohi
  • Three peregrine falcon chicks, high up in this tower, have become social media darlings.Hybrid
  • Eagles, falcons and hawks are birds of prey.Hybrid
  • Hawks, owls, falcons, and vultures are all considered birds of prey.Adelpa
  • The peregrine falcon is a very fast bird.terrywallwork
  • A pair of falcons nests on the roof.Hybrid
  • Horus was often depicted as a falcon, or as a man with a falcon head.Hybrid
  • A smart falcon hides its talons.Bah_Dure

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of falcon

as a noun

plural
falcons

as a verb

third-person singular
falcons
present participle
falconing
past participle
falconed
past tense
falconed